Aintree

Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Distance: 4m2f74y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £500,000
Runners: 34
Winning time: 9m 6.14s (slow by 2.14s)
Age: 7yo+
Class: Class 1
1
J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins
Age:8 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:163 SP:33/1
Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - midfield 22nd - headway after 4 out - led narrowly 2 out - ridden when faced challenge run-in - kept on well final 110yds(op 22/1)
2
J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins
Age:9 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:167 SP:7/1
In touch with leaders - midfield 13th - hit 20th - headway after 3 out - pressed leaders from 2 out - pressed winner run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
3 ½ 3
J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins
Age:9 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:163 SP:33/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders 13th - slightly hampered 25th - led after 3 out - headed 2 out - disputing third when mistake last - stayed on final 110yds(tchd 40/1)
4
J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Age:7 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:152 SP:13/2F
Held up in rear - steady headway from 18th - midfield 21st - pecked on landing 25th - in touch with leaders 2 out - stayed on run-in - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 9/1)
5
J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins
Age:8 Weight:10st 7lbs
OR:148 SP:20/1
Towards rear - midfield 18th - stumbled when mistake 22nd - headway after 3 out - went third run-in - no extra and lost two places inside final furlong
6 11¼
J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:8 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:151 SP:40/1
Midfield - headway 25th - prominent after 3 out - stayed on run-in(op 33/1)
7 12¾
J:Jonathan Burke T:W P Mullins
Age:9 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:157 SP:18/1
Midfield - headway 17th - mistake 23rd - pressed leaders 2 out - disputing third last - weakened final furlong(op 14/1)
8 18¼
J:Gavin Sheehan T:John Joseph Hanlon
Age:10 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:162 SP:14/1
Prominent - mistake 24th - outpaced from 2 out
9 22¾
J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:12 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:158 SP:20/1
Midfield - some headway after 3 out - weakened run-in(tchd 28/1)
10 21 43¾
J:Beau Morgan T:Ben Pauling
Age:10 Weight:10st 5lbs
OR:146 SP:50/1
Always behind(tchd 40/1)
11 1 44¾
J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott
Age:8 Weight:10st 5lbs
OR:146 SP:16/1
Prominent - raced in second from 7th - prominent after 12th - pressed leader after 20th - jumped left 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
12 18 62¾
J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies
Age:9 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:156 SP:33/1
Took keen hold - prominent - went second after 12th - left in lead 25th - headed 3 out - weakened before 2 out - eased approaching last - tailed off(op 28/1)
13 15 77¾
J:Ciaran Gethings T:Michael Keady
Age:8 Weight:10st 6lbs
OR:147 SP:150/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders 13th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 125/1)
14 79
J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell
Age:10 Weight:10st 6lbs
OR:147 SP:12/1
Midfield - dropped to rear 17th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off
15 11 90
J:James Reveley T:Paul Nicholls
Age:10 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:155 SP:40/1
Jumped well - midfield - headway after 6th - prominent 10th - left in fourth when badly hampered by faller 25th - weakened after 2 out - eased final furlong(op 50/1)
16 14 104
J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson
Age:11 Weight:10st 13lbs
OR:154 SP:66/1
Midfield - lost position when slow jump 2nd - midfield when mistake 11th - hit 19th - weakened 3 out - eased final furlong(tchd 80/1)
PU
J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams
Age:11 Weight:11st 9lbs
OR:164 SP:100/1
Always behind - hampered 3rd - pulled up after 16th
BD
J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins
Age:11 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:157 SP:28/1
Held up in rear - brought down 21st(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
PU
J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott
Age:11 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:157 SP:100/1
Midfield - lost position after 16th - soon in rear - weakened 3 out - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(tchd 125/1)
R35
jockey silk R35 Shakem Up'arry
J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling
Age:11 Weight:10st 4lbs
OR:145 SP: -
PU
J:Jody McGarvey T:Gordon Elliott
Age:10 Weight:10st 9lbs
OR:150 SP:40/1
In rear - mistake 4th - hampered by faller 9th - pulled up before 15th(op 66/1)
PU
J:Harry Bannister T:Richard Phillips
Age:11 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:151 SP:100/1
Midfield - weakening when stumbled badly 22nd - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
R37
jockey silk R37 Favori De Champdou
J: T:Gordon Elliott
Age:10 Weight:10st 3lbs
OR:144 SP: -
PU
J:Harry Skelton T:Paul Nicholls
Age:10 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:153 SP:40/1
Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders 12th - lost position gradually from 18th - in rear when pulled up 22nd(op 33/1)
PU
J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls
Age:9 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:156 SP:28/1
In touch with leaders - mistake 10th - weakened 23rd - in rear when pulled up after 25th(op 33/1 tchd 25/1 and 40/1)
UR
J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott
Age:8 Weight:10st 4lbs
OR:145 SP:33/1
Midfield - unseated when bad mistake 3rd(tchd 40/1)
PU
J:Nick Scholfield T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Age:9 Weight:10st 6lbs
OR:147 SP:50/1
Always behind - awkward jump and stumbled badly - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
F
J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls
Age:9 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:152 SP:25/1
Midfield - going okay when fell 21st(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and 28/1)
R38
jockey silk R38 Fantastic Lady
J: T:Nicky Henderson
Age:10 Weight:10st 3lbs
OR:144 SP: -
F
J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell
Age:8 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:153 SP:10/1
Midfield - fell 9th(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
PU
J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell
Age:8 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:157 SP:10/1
Towards rear - badly hampered 3rd - hampered by faller 21st - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - gelding was unsuited by the drying good to soft ground on this occasion which in his opinion was riding faster than ideal; vet found the gelding to be lame on his right-hind and had also sustained a wound to his right-hind)
PU
J:J J Slevin T:Thomas Gibney
Age:7 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:151 SP:14/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - jumped right throughout - in rear throughout - hampered 3rd - tailed off when pulled up after 17th (trainer said gelding received a bump at the start and was never travelling thereafter)(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
PU
J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott
Age:7 Weight:10st 9lbs
OR:150 SP:50/1
Held up in rear - badly hampered by faller 9th - mistake 26th - weakened after 3 out - soon pulled up(op 40/1)
PU
J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson
Age:8 Weight:10st 6lbs
OR:147 SP:22/1
Towards rear - some headway into midfield 23rd - weakening when mistake 4 out - pulled up before 2 out
PU
J:Paul O'Brien T:Paul Nicholls
Age:8 Weight:10st 9lbs
OR:150 SP:66/1
Midfield - weakened 19th - pulled up before 22nd(tchd 80/1)
F
J:Tom Bellamy T:Nigel Twiston-Davies
Age:7 Weight:10st 9lbs
OR:150 SP:66/1
Jumped slightly left throughout - led - going okay when fell heavily 25th
R36
jockey silk R36 Roi Mage
J:Mark McDonagh T:Patrick Griffin
Age:13 Weight:10st 4lbs
OR:145 SP: -
PU
J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Age:13 Weight:10st 6lbs
OR:147 SP:125/1
Midfield - headway 22nd - left in second 25th - led 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened - pulled up run-in

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £35.70
Tote place: £7.20 £3.20 £9
Exacta: £221.40
Trifecta: £6850.50
Tricast: £7665.04
CSF: £222.48